Payment Declined

[profusion]

Hello

I made an in-country switch to T1E last week however my card was declined by the bank. The bank does not offer any way of pre-authorising a charge or retroactively paying for the charge after the attempt was made.

Unfortunately, I have less than 2 weeks left on my visa and do not want to end up as an overstayer. Even if I am able to acquire valid leave, it would need to be Section 3C so I can work on my business.

Should I wait until I hear back from UKVI or are there any proactive actions I can take, e.g. resending the payment form? If I do not hear anything by the date of my visa expiry, should I leave the country, withdraw the application, and apply abroad to avoid an overstay blemish on my record?

Thanks

[zimba]

If they cannot get the payment your application will be invalid.
Call HO and If you got nowhere, I suggest to send another application form and provide a different payment method to avoid becoming an overstayer.

[profusion]

Thanks zimba. I will send resubmit the payment forms with multiple payment options. Hopefully one of them goes through. The funds / credit limit are well above the application fee, however I have no control over the anti-fraud algorithms the banks have in place. Hopefully, all works out.